FULTON, Mo.

Former St. Louis city school counselor and convicted sex offender James Beine cannot regain his teaching certificate, the Missouri State Board of Education decided unanimously Thursday.

Beine's license was revoked automatically last year after a jury found him guilty on four counts of sexual misconduct with a child. The conviction was for exposing himself to students in a restroom at Patrick Henry School, 1220 North 10th Street, during the 2001-02 school year. Beine, who also called himself "Mar James" is a former priest. He is serving a 12-year prison sentence on the charges.